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Dear Mom: How to Lead Your Daughters Through the Wreckage of Betrayal
Morning friend, Italy is amazing. What a privilege to spend this quality, special time with each one of my granddaughters. We’ve been playing Monopoly Deal together on the beach when our feet are too tired to do any more walking. So fun. Being able to influence and impact the next generation of young women is one of my favorite things…
Am I Being Too Sensitive To His Words?
Good morning, friends! This month invites a different pace of life. For me, I hope to spend more time outside alongside all of the other Michiganders who are being drawn out by warm sun, blue skies and beautiful vegetation. My son and I pulled my paddleboard down from the garage rafters before he set off to pick up a fishing…
Trust the Journey When You Can’t See the Road
Morning friend, I’m heading to Italy with my 13 year old granddaughter. We’re stopping in Rome, getting a big picture tour of the city, taking a cooking class at a family home and of course shopping, which is a necessary part of any 13 year old girl’s vacation. Later in the week we’ll be heading to the Amalfi coast to…
The Hardest Kind of Love: When Staying or Leaving are Both Hard
Morning friend, I’m pondering a verse in 1 John 4:16: “God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.” The Bible tells us that God is love — that is his essence, his being. Everything God does is in love, with love, by love. Yet if we’re honest, we don’t always feel…
When Apologies Fall Short: What Real Repair Looks Like
Good morning, Friend, Have you ever been hurt by someone, only for them to expect you to move forward as if nothing happened? Most of us know that ache. It’s the apology that never comes—the painful moment that gets brushed aside—leaving you wondering if it will happen again. When there’s no honest repair, trust can’t be rebuilt, and the wound…
If I Stop Stepping In… What Actually Happens Next?
Hi again, friends! Last month I addressed how fixing can become a survival response. Many of you resonated with the reader’s question. Awareness is so important but even when you pause and find internal regulation, fear may persist. “If I resist the need to fix, what if everything falls apart?” or “What if I end up experiencing the consequences anyway?”…
When Current and Future Trauma Feels More Terrifying Than Past Suffering: Faith Based Approaches to Challenges
Hello, lovely friends! Can you believe it is finally Spring? We are moving into sunshine, warmer weather, bird songs, spring peepers and blooming flowers. Spring is a sacred reminder that no matter how heavy winter is, the sun does eventually rise. It invites us to turn our pain into a garden of growth with unexpectant and surprising shoots showing up…
Housemates, Not Helpmates: When Setting Boundaries Feels Like Controlling
Morning friend, I’ve been experiencing deep sorrow over a family tragedy. Tears come frequently. Feelings are raw and it’s hard to see or trust in God’s goodness in the dark, hard spaces of life. I’m not alone. This is the nature of life. The question we ask is “why?” Job asked it. Elijah asked it. Jeremiah asked it. Even Jesus…
When Fixing Him Becomes Your Survival Strategy
Hello LV&Co friends! Recently, I went to the ballet with a friend. Each year, my local ballet company does a production where the dancers step into the role of choreographer to create original pieces that are performed as part of the program. As I watched, I found myself thinking about how much is happening beneath the surface. What looks fluid…